Author: Susan Perabo
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The Shortlist: March 28, 2025
Nonfiction by Anne Panning, and fiction by Michelle Drozdick, Susan Perabo, Michael Brooks, Marco Visciolaccio
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The Life of the Mother by Susan Perabo
This story shook me. The steady reveals and rising tension result in a story about a woman’s pregnancy that’s unforgettable. Following the meeting with the doctor, there was no thought of a baby shower. Too much rage. Too much grief. The two were indistinguishable, separate ropes twisted into a single noose. Bullshit about stages of grief,…